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Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Friday, 29 March 2019
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Farid Ahmed embraces peace, love in shooting aftermath
29 Mar 2019One of the most stirring speeches at this morning's ceremony was from survivor Farid Ahmed, who lost his wife in the terror attack. Mr Ahmed, who uses a wheelchair, told the crowd he forgave the… Read more Video, Audio
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"Symbolic" friday prayers in the park
29 Mar 2019Police and Christchurch City Council staff kept a watchful eye over Friday prayers this afternoon in Hagley Park. Hundreds of people from the local, national and international Muslim community… Read more Video, Audio
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Darkness spreads out of lightness: NZ remembers
29 Mar 2019An estimated 20,000 people gathered at North Hagley Park for a remembrance service today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives but also to those who were injured and survived the terror… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Council extends e-scooter trial
29 Mar 2019Auckland Council is promising there will be stricter conditions for the e-scooter operators Lime and Wave, and there will be new fees - but it won't say yet what those are. Audio
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Dozens of allegedly trafficked Bangladeshis stranded in Vanuatu
29 Mar 2019Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. The 101 men stuck in the capital Port Vila have described… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians remember Christchurch shooting at Waitangi Park
29 Mar 2019In the capital, the Wellington Orchestra and Pacifica Choir welcomed about 500 people onto Waitangi Park to watch the National Remembrance Service together. Video, Audio
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Dunedin locals gather to watch National Remembrance Service
29 Mar 2019In Dunedin, a small but intimate crowd sat in solemn silence as the National Remembrance Service was broadcast into the city's town hall. Audio
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Aucklanders stand together with the Muslim community
29 Mar 2019In Auckland, hundreds of people huddled into a prayer room at Eden Park to pray and reflect on the last two weeks. In a sermon, Sheikh Muhamad Shaakir Ismail called on New Zealanders from all cultures… Read more Audio
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Whanganui locals gather to watch service together
29 Mar 2019As thousands in Christchurch stood together during the service today, New Zealanders in other pockets of the country stood with them. In Whanganui, more than 40 people gathered at the museum and… Read more Video, Audio
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Enormity of Christchurch shooting death toll strikes home
29 Mar 2019Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel talks to Lisa Owen following the National Remembrance Service, telling her change will come - not because of what the shooter did, but how people have responded. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 29th March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Shooting survivor may not walk for three years
29 Mar 2019Al Seenawi watched the National Remembrance Service from his hospital bed, where he is recovering after being shot twice in the leg during the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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